November 3rd:
When I decided, less than 24 hours ago, that I was going to list one thing that I'm thankful for, every day this month, I said to myself "No people, though. There are just too many people in my life and I'm thankful for them all. I'd have to write every day for a year to cover my thankfulness for my people.
Maybe I'm going to have to write for a year.
Because I'm breaking my rule already because today I am thankful for Brian Vu. AND it's his birthday. So I am thankful for his birth, which I guess ISN'T a person, but an event.
I'm not just thankful for Brian because it's his birthday--this isn't like, some kitschy birthday tribute--or because when I texted him "Happy Birthday" this morning, he texted me back to inform me that he actually reads this blog (though he gets bonus points for that); I'm thankful for Brian because we are on the same page. I can call him when I'm terrified, or joyous, or envious, or self-righteously angry, or just in need of some gossip and he's just right there with me and it feels good because I know that, even if I'm crazy, at least I'm not the only one.
That's another reason I'm thankful for Brian: together, we have developed the idea of delusional confidence, which says that to get anywhere in this life, you have to be a little bit delusional. You just have to believe you're the best, and do the best work you can do as your way of giving something to this world, and be confident that it is the best work out there. And then it is. And it's as simple as that. Until terror hits, at which point, you call Brian and revisit the rule.
If you don't know Brian, don't let this rule put you off; I know it sounds a little egotistical, but it's not. Perhaps in a future blog, I will hash out this rule in its entirety for the enjoyment and edification of all readers. (However, the article of said hashing entitled "Ignore the Haters" will reveal that Brian and I ultimately don't care what you think of our rule). I was just thinking of Brian today, in fact, because I was thinking about my gas tank. And then I was thinking about every time I got into my car this past summer after Brian had borrowed it, and how the gas tank was always full. People just don't have that decency these days.
I could keep writing about Brian for days--(I could write about any of my people for days--essays worth of writing!--but at a certain point, it's just self-indulgence...which I suppose hipster blogging is by default)--but I'll leave this where it is for now and end with a simple reiteration of my thankfulness for being sent Brian Vu, off a plane from Los Angeles with his tanks and great hair to show up the rest of the Wolf Trap Studio in dance class that fateful June morning.
#sweatandglitter
When I decided, less than 24 hours ago, that I was going to list one thing that I'm thankful for, every day this month, I said to myself "No people, though. There are just too many people in my life and I'm thankful for them all. I'd have to write every day for a year to cover my thankfulness for my people.
Maybe I'm going to have to write for a year.
Because I'm breaking my rule already because today I am thankful for Brian Vu. AND it's his birthday. So I am thankful for his birth, which I guess ISN'T a person, but an event.
I'm not just thankful for Brian because it's his birthday--this isn't like, some kitschy birthday tribute--or because when I texted him "Happy Birthday" this morning, he texted me back to inform me that he actually reads this blog (though he gets bonus points for that); I'm thankful for Brian because we are on the same page. I can call him when I'm terrified, or joyous, or envious, or self-righteously angry, or just in need of some gossip and he's just right there with me and it feels good because I know that, even if I'm crazy, at least I'm not the only one.
That's another reason I'm thankful for Brian: together, we have developed the idea of delusional confidence, which says that to get anywhere in this life, you have to be a little bit delusional. You just have to believe you're the best, and do the best work you can do as your way of giving something to this world, and be confident that it is the best work out there. And then it is. And it's as simple as that. Until terror hits, at which point, you call Brian and revisit the rule.
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| Look at Brian Vu and his decency. Isn't he the most handsome thing? (Equally as decent and attractive, Vanessa Becerra, Lee Anne Myslewski and Miles Mykkanen, seen here). |
I could keep writing about Brian for days--(I could write about any of my people for days--essays worth of writing!--but at a certain point, it's just self-indulgence...which I suppose hipster blogging is by default)--but I'll leave this where it is for now and end with a simple reiteration of my thankfulness for being sent Brian Vu, off a plane from Los Angeles with his tanks and great hair to show up the rest of the Wolf Trap Studio in dance class that fateful June morning.
#sweatandglitter
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